Man Killed in Miami Beach Construction AccidentA man was killed in an accident at a Miami Beach construction site Wednesday afternoon, officials said.The incident happened in the area of 82nd Street and Harding Avenue, Miami Beach Police said.According to police, 47-year-old Ernesto Rodriguez was on a scaffold when the scaffold was struck by a cement truck. The impact caused the scaffold to collapse and Rodriguez fell to his death.The incident... [...]
Police: Fatal Palm Bay shooting likely not randomA 31-year-old father of three was shot and killed early Wednesday in Palm Bay, according to police.Willie Oliver Hagan Jr. was known for his quick wit, sharing smiles with his children and spreading laughter at such places as the King’s Lounge in Melbourne.But Wednesday, Palm Bay police detectives were working to piece together the last few hours of the 31-year-old father of three’s life after... [...]
The Latest: Woman was beaten to death in biting attackTEQUESTA, Fla. -- (AP) The Latest on the killing of a couple by an attacker caught biting the dead man's face (all times local):An autopsy shows that a woman who police say was killed randomly with her husband by a 19-year-old Florida State University student was beaten to death.Martin County sheriff's spokeswoman Trisha Kukuvka released the results of 53-year-old Michelle Mishcon's autopsy... [...]
Couple get 10 years each for toddler drinking drain cleanerMILTON, Fla. -- (AP) A Florida Panhandle couple have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for letting their toddler drink a drain cleaner commonly used in making methamphetamine.Local media outlets report that 24-year-old Amber Nicole Cooley and 27-year-old Kyle Joseph Cooley were sentenced last week after pleading no contest to multiple drug and child abuse charges.Authorities say their... [...]
Florida man kills couple, tries to bite man’s face off while possibly under influence of synthetic drugsA Florida man thought to be on hallucinogenic drugs fatally stabbed a couple, bit off part of the husband’s face and wounded a would-be rescuer, police said.It took three deputies and a police dog to pull 19-year-old Florida State University student Austin Harrouff off the dead husband in the driveway of the couple’s Tequesta home Monday... [...]
